McCunniff
English
Alternative forms
- Cunniff
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McAdoo and McNiff.
Proper noun
McCunniff (plural McCunniffs)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, McCunniff is the 183182nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 114 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCunniff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN